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The Presidential Medal of Freedom

Previous winners were Elie Wiesel, Mother Teresa, Bob Hope, Norman Rockwell, Rosa Parks, Walt Disney and a Pope*… B.B.King and Yo Yo Ma, Dylan and Pearl Bailey, Frank Sinatra, E.B. White, Tom Hanks and Alvin Ailey… Meryl Streep and I.M. Pei, Spielberg and De Niro, Harper Lee, Casals, Aretha – Every one a hero. Shockingly, another name’s Been added to the list, With whom most honorees, I think, Would hate to coexist. For if you read Rush Limbaugh’s quotes, So shameful, cruel and mean, You likely would agree his presence In that group’s obscene. It should have come as no surprise For such a bad decision Is what’s to be expected from The master of division. *Pope John XXIII

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Date: 2/12/2020 12:39:00 PM
The one rotten apple in the barrel serves as an example of America's judiciary future . . . . . Well said, Ilene! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 2/11/2020 8:45:00 PM
Actually, the list is quite revealing, methinks: Bob Dylan? Pope John? for medals of freedom?!! C'mon... But you're right about Limbaugh. What a self-serving lout he is/has been. Oh, well. Easy to see why he got the medal from our shy, timid POTUS. LOL. Thanks, Ilene!
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Date: 2/11/2020 4:41:00 AM
Like attracts like, Ilene. The longer he remains in office, the worse he will become. / M
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Date: 2/10/2020 4:42:00 PM
Takes all the prestige out of the honor. Obviously I am not a fan. He is a poor choice!
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